Alberta Legislature

Alberta Legislature
29th Alberta Legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral
Houses	Legislative Assembly
History
Founded	1905 (1905)
Preceded by	Northwest Territories Legislature
Meeting place
Legislature Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The Legislature of Alberta is the legislature of the province of Alberta, Canada. The legislature is made of two elements: the monarch of Canada, represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, and the unicameral assembly Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The legislature has existed since Alberta was formed out of part of the Northwest Territories in 1905.

Like the Canadian federal government, Alberta uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which members are sent to the Legislative Assembly after general elections and from there the party with the most seats chooses a Premier of Alberta and Executive Council of Alberta. The premier acts as Alberta's head of government, while the Queen of Canada acts as its head of state.

List of Legislatures

Following is a list of the 28 times the legislature has been convened since 1905. For previous legislatures, see List of Northwest Territories Legislative Assemblies.

• 1st Alberta Legislature - 1905-09
• 2nd Alberta Legislature - 1909-13
• 3rd Alberta Legislature - 1913-17
• 4th Alberta Legislature - 1917-21
• 5th Alberta Legislature - 1921-26
• 6th Alberta Legislature - 1926-30
• 7th Alberta Legislature - 1930-35
• 8th Alberta Legislature - 1935-40
• 9th Alberta Legislature - 1940-44
• 10th Alberta Legislature - 1944-48
• 11th Alberta Legislature - 1948-52
• 12th Alberta Legislature - 1952-55
• 13th Alberta Legislature - 1955-59
• 14th Alberta Legislature - 1959-63
• 15th Alberta Legislature - 1963-67
• 16th Alberta Legislature - 1967-71
• 17th Alberta Legislature - 1971-75
• 18th Alberta Legislature - 1975-79
• 19th Alberta Legislature - 1979-82
• 20th Alberta Legislature - 1982-86
• 21st Alberta Legislature - 1986-89
• 22nd Alberta Legislature - 1989-93
• 23rd Alberta Legislature - 1993-97
• 24th Alberta Legislature - 1997-2001
• 25th Alberta Legislature - 2001-04
• 26th Alberta Legislature - 2004-08
• 27th Alberta Legislature - 2008-12
• 28th Alberta Legislature - 2012-15
• 29th Alberta Legislature - 2015-